Impact of nefazodone on sleep architecture in insomnia

ISRCTN ISRCTN84604889
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN84604889
Secondary identifying numbers N0038104044
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
28/09/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Jane Hicks
Scientific

Cottham House
Cottham Hill
Bristol
BS16 1JB
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)117 9 427 373
Email abc@123.com

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific titleImpact of nefazodone on sleep architecture in insomnia
Study objectivesDoes nefazodone improve sleep in insomnia?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMental and Behavioural Disorders: Insomnia
Intervention1. Nefazodone
2. Placebo

This is a double blind placebo-controlled crossover study to look at the effects of nefazodone on sleep in insomnia. Patients will be given a two week washout from any psychotropic medication and then randomised to take either 100 mg of nefazodone or placebo for 2 weeks with a 2 week washout, then cross over to the treatment. At the end of the each 2 weeks their overnight sleep will be measured at home by polysomnography and they will be asked to fill in questionnaires about their sleep. Objective and subjective sleep measures will be compared in subject between the two treatment periods.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Objective Total Sleep Time
2. Subjective Sleep Quality
Secondary outcome measuresAll other measures of objective and subjective sleep
Overall study start date01/10/2001
Completion date30/09/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteriaPatients aged 18 to 65 meeting criteria for insomnia (International Classification of Sleep Disorders) and without: use of other psychotropic drugs, allergy to nefazodone, current or past severe mental illness or substance abuse, current depressive illness.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/10/2001
Date of final enrolment30/09/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Cottham House
Bristol
BS16 1JB
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

28/09/2018: No publications found, all search options exhausted, study status unverified.